Scenes from the Pats rally

Coach Bill Belichick (right) also spoke to the crowd, but he had to wait a minute to start talking because the cheers were so loud.

"We certainly appreciate your support," said Belichick. "You should know that you have a great group of players, and a great group of people standing behind me. No one's given you more than this group of players. I'm sure they'll give it to you again this week."